Look at the individual swing staes on the right side of the page. I had not seen so much blue there previously.
The silicon dust is beginning to settle on the CrowdStrike outage (described as the largest IT outage in history -- one that will cost Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. alone more than $5 billion in direct losses), yet there remains a considerable amount to debate and to puzzle over. read more
Senate Republicans are likely to vote against a bipartisan tax package later this week that would extend an expanded version of the Child Tax Credit. -- a Democratic priority. read more
Ford is trying to patent a way for its cars to report speeding drivers to the police. read more
Republican Kari Lake easily glided to victory in the Arizona Senate GOP primary, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, teeing up a marquee showdown between her and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego. read more
@#2 ... Last year, Rumble received a major investment from a venture capital firm co-founded by J.D. Vance, the Republican Senate candidate in Ohio. ...
Narya and Peter Thiel Lead Investment in Rumble
www.prnewswire.com
... Rumble, a video platform focused on helping millions of creators manage, distribute, and monetize their video content, welcomed the investment of Narya Capital, Peter Thiel and Colt Ventures.[emphasis mine]
"We couldn't be more excited to welcome aboard investors that are aligned with our long-term vision. This investment is evidence that the market really desires competition and freedom of choice. These funds will help us launch our new cloud services, enhance our video platform, and help create the rails for a new economy that is desperately needed," said Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski.
In the past year, Rumble's monthly viewership has grown from 1.6 million users per month to an average of 31 million per month in the first quarter of 2021 " an increase of more than 1,800%. This growth reflects the increasingly strong market recognition by both users and creators of Rumble's differentiated value proposition. The investment will add considerable strength to Rumble's ability to build upon this success.
Rumble was built on the belief that small creators should be given equal opportunity to freely express themselves, reach their followers, and be provided the same access to tools that are available to larger creators. This investment will allow Rumble to continue to fulfill its mission while providing the platform with more opportunities to build out its infrastructure and launch new cloud services where businesses can feel safe and secure.
The investment is being led by Narya, a Cincinnati-based venture capital firm >co-founded by J.D. Vance and Colin Greenspon that seeks to invest long-term capital in technology that solves significant challenges. ...
Company Backed by J.D. Vance Gives Platform for Russian Propaganda
www.nytimes.com
... An interview of captive Americans done "under duress" appears on a web platform backed by J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel.
n June, two American veterans fighting as volunteers in Ukraine, Alex Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, were captured by Russian forces. They were taken to a black site where they were beaten, run into walls with bags over their heads and hooked up to a car battery and "electrocuted," the men said after being freed in late September.
Between beatings, they told The New York Times, they were interviewed on Russian media outlets, including RT, one of the Kremlin's primary propaganda organs in the West.
"They stayed away from our faces because they knew that we were going to be on camera, that they were going to try and use this for propaganda.," Mr. Drueke said. "So they wanted our faces to look OK. But they took care of our bodies pretty good."
RT had been largely taken off the air in the United States and banned by the European Union in March after Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's armies invaded Ukraine. But in June, its version of the captives' story appeared on Rumble, a video-sharing platform that stepped in this year and began carrying RT's live feed, in addition to its clips. There, a glum-looking Mr. Huynh says they joined the fight in Ukraine after being duped by "propaganda from the West" that "Russian forces were indiscriminately killing civilians."
Rumble has become a leading destination for conservative content by positioning itself as a platform for unfettered speech, an alternative to the content moderation " or "censorship," to many on the right " of mainstream social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Last year, Rumble received a major investment from a venture capital firm co-founded by J.D. Vance, the Republican Senate candidate in Ohio. ...
@#4 ... As for electoral considerations, Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio has spoken quite a bit lately about families and his belief that policymakers should do more to reward parents. But when it came time to vote on this extension of the child tax credit, the GOP vice presidential nominee didn't show up for the vote and did nothing to encourage his Senate colleagues to support the bipartisan compromise. ...
Wait, what????
Sen Vance did not even show up to vote for a bill that enforces his expressed views that parents with children should pay less in taxes?
JD Vance Is Right: Of Course Bigger Families Should, and Do, Pay Less in Taxes
www.aei.org
So, even the American Enterprise Institute says Sen Vance was clueless in his comment.
@#102 ...That is correct. You raise a point I havent addressed. Harris is also convenient because she was plausibly inserted without a mini primary. ...
Why would a mini-primary be needed?
Links would be helpful to your current alias' assertion.
thx.